Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
N/A
Since 1998
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